Welcome
Welcome to the world of orienteering, where adventure meets skill and nature comes alive! Whether you are a seasoned navigator or a curious beginner, our club Lagan Valley Orienteers offers an exciting way to explore the great outdoors. Join us as we embark on thrilling journeys through forests, up mountains, and around parks, all while honing our navigation skills, making friends, running together and having fun. See “I tried orienteering” on YouTube and continue reading here.
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News Headlines
- Looking Ahead: LVO Chair Transition
- 🌃🏃♀️➡️WENT Plans🏃🌃
- 🏃♀️🏃♂️Entries now open for NI Long Distance Champs on Meelmore Mountain
- 🤩 Huge congratulations to our brilliant juniors!
- 🤩Running Wild is moving to Gosford Forest!
News
Here are the first 100 hundred words of the latest posts to LVO’s news feed. Please note that hyperlinks appear as plain text in these snippets – click the heading to see the full post with working hyperlinks. The news page is here.
- Looking Ahead: LVO Chair Transition - After three glorious years, I’ve decided that it’s time to hand over the Chair role to another LVO member. I will step down at the next AGM, which will be held before 31 March 2027. I’m letting you know now so there is plenty of time to identify and welcome a new Chair and ensure a proper handover. Over the past three years, I’ve probably done more than is normally required of a Chair, largely to help establish and deliver LVO’s new strategy. The strategic pillars are now in place, so the incoming Chair can focus on the normal Chair… Read More ...
- 🌃🏃♀️➡️WENT Plans🏃🌃 - Plans are underway for a series of Wednesday Evening Night Training activities. As usual we will have a mix of training activities using real SI controls, interspersed with a few MapRuns. Pencil these in! You will see on he image below, we have a number locations already chosen - these are the ones where we will be using SI timing and controls. Philip Baxter is heading these activities up - if you would like to plan a fun training activity, he would be very happy for you to do so. WENTs are great for those new to planning, as they… Read More ...
- 🏃♀️🏃♂️Entries now open for NI Long Distance Champs on Meelmore Mountain - Get ready for the Northern Ireland Long Distance Orienteering Championships 2026! 🎉 This is one event you don’t want to miss, with some of the UK & Ireland’s top athletes taking part as part of the Senior Home International. ⛰️ Meelmore Mountain📅 Saturday 3 October 2026⏰ Starts between 11:30am–1:00pm 📋 Full event details:https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/shi-ni-champs-26/ 📝 Enter directly here:https://www.sientries.co.uk/event/ni-long-distance-champs-2026 ⏳ Entries close Saturday 26 September! Don’t miss your chance to race alongside some of the best and be part of a fantastic day of long-distance orienteering. 🏃♂️🌲🔥 Read More ...
- 🤩 Huge congratulations to our brilliant juniors! - We’re absolutely delighted to announce that James Ewart (M16), Ewan Ewart (M14) and Emily Kerr (W14) have been selected to represent Team Ireland at this year’s Junior Home Internationals (JHIs) in Scotland, 9–11 October. Congratulations too to Chloé Campbell (W14) and Jack Wilkins (M18), who have been named as non-travelling reserves. With selection incredibly competitive this year, this is a fantastic achievement for all five juniors and reflects their hard work and commitment throughout the season. A huge thank you also to Norma and Dave, Angela and Graeme, Brenda and Ali, and Avril and JP. Your unwavering support — getting… Read More ...
About Orienteering
Videos: Introduction to Orienteering | Setting the map | Using the Compass | Attack Points | Aiming Off | Large Contour Features | Route Choice | Intricate Contours.
Websites: Learn Orienteering (e.g. map colours, legends, control symbols and much else besides) | O-training.net (a resource for orienteering training).
Read about the different types of orienteering here and you’ll find some tips here.